SOLUTION

1. (B)
Both the spring are in series
k(2k) 2k
K eq  
k  2k 3
µ
Time period T  2
K eq
m1.m 2
Where  
m1  m 2
m
Here  
2
m 3 3m
 T  2 .  2
2 2k 4k
Alternative method :
2k/3
m m

2k/3
m m

x1 x2
 mx1 = mx2  x1 = x2
force equation for first block;
2k d 2 x1
 1 2
x  x  m
3 dt 2
d2x 4k
Put x1  x 2  21  x1  0
dt 3m
4k
 2 
3m
3m
 T  2
4k

2. (C)
x
When block is given displacement x spring will stretch by .
2
kx
 Spring force 
2

1
 1
Tension in the string   spring force
2
kx

4
m m
T  2   4
k k
4

3. (B)
a    x  2 
As a = – 2(x – x0)
1
 2 =  T = 2 


4. (B)
 ;
Comparing with y = 2
g
1
T '  2
g  a2
2

Clearly, T' < T

5. (D)
 2 2  2
 = (1 – 2)t =  –  T=
 T 5T / 4  5

6. (ABC)
v2 = 144 – 9x2
dv
2v  18x
dx
dv 2
v  9x    3  T  units
dx 3
Also, v2 = 144 – 9A2 = 0
A = 4 units
Now, |a| = 2 x = 9 × 3 = 27 units

7. (AB)
If x = a sin (t + )
dx
Then V = = acos (t + )
dv
dv
a= = – a2sin (t + )
dt
 Time period, T = const.
aT
(B)  2 T  const.
x
2
 (A) a2 T2 + 42 v2 =
42
a24 sin2(t + ). 2
+ 42a22 cos2 (t + )

= a22 42 [sin2(t + ) + cos2(t + )]
= a2242 = const.

8. (ABCD)
2
(A) T  , distance = 4A


(B) V   A 2  x 2
(C),
(D) one complete oscillation

s = 0,  V = 0

9. (BC)

T  2
g
1
E m2 A 2
2

10. (ABC)
 
x  0.08cos  20t  
 4
  20
2 = 20  = 10s–1
A = 0.08 m
A = 20 × 0.08  = 1.6  m/s
1
R   0.1s

amax = 2A
= (20)2 × 0.08 m/s2
= 322 m/s2

11. (ABCD)
At t = 0

Displacement x = x1 + x2 = 4 sin  2 3m
3
Maximum speed A = 20 7 m/s
Maximum acceleration = A2 = 200 7 m/s2
1
Energy of motion  m2 A 2  28 J Ans.
2

3
12. (ACD)

13. (BC)
m
Here time period T  2 independent of g and a and if mean position elongation is x0 then,
K
 g
Kx0 = m(g + a) = m  g  
 2
3mg
Kx0 =
2
3mg
x0 
2k

14. (ACD)
Motion of centre of mass is on y axis and SHM.

15. (ABD)
Potential Energy and Kinetic energy are sine squared and cosine squared functions of time and hence
have a periodicity which is half of that of sine or cosine function of time. Hence frequency is double
ie 2f.

16. (4)
Time taken by particle to move from x = 0 (mean position) to x = 4 (extreme position)
T 1.2
   0.3 s
4 4
Let t be the time taken by the particle to move from x = 0 to x = 2 cm
2 1 2
y  a sin t  2  4 sin t   sin t
T 2 1.2
 2
  t  t  0.1 s .
6 1.2
Hence time to move from x = 2 to x = 4 will be equal to 0.3 – 0.1 = 0.2 s
Hence total time to move from x = 2 to x = 4 and back again  2  0.2  0.4sec

17. (2)

18. (1)
a 1
E  a sin t   a sin  t or  sin t
2 2
 2
or sin  sin t  t  1s
6 12

19. (8)
E1 = E2
1 1
  m112 A12  m 2 22 A 22 
2 2
But m1 = m2
12  16  22  25

4
  100 × 16 = 2 × 25
 = 8 units

20. (5)
m m T
T  2  T '2   5s
k 4k 2